After I captured the wrong male lead, I broke off the engagement and married the villain

The two looked at each other and saw the suspicion in each other's eyes.

"go!"

Nangong Yuan grabbed his sleeve and said, "No, the third floor is heavily guarded. We have to think of a way."

There were a lot of people here at the moment, so the two of them weren't too conspicuous.

"Try the back door."

Nangong Yuan then stood up and drank the last sip of hot tea: "Let's go."

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"Lord Kes, we are indeed very happy that you can come today."

In the heavily guarded inner room, several people were talking.

The Westerner adjusted his hat and said, "Soon, our fleet will depart from the South Seas. Be prepared."

Across from him, Lin Cheng, the owner of Shuyuan Trading Company, smiled and said, "Of course, you can rest assured that I will do the job."

"By the way, that guy... Xiao Heyun, is he dead?"

Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said: "After all, he is the prince of the dynasty, how can we easily take action?"

"He's just a little prince, so why should we care about him?"

Lin Cheng cursed the country bumpkin in his heart: "Who do you think that is? That's the prince who came down from the battlefield in the northern border. He killed people without hesitation and was ruthless. You try it."

But his face was still sincere: "Keeping him here will not change the situation of the war. Don't worry, we will definitely succeed."

"It'd better be possible, otherwise I will have to terminate the cooperation."

He refused to agree: "Master Kes, please don't. I came here with full sincerity. Please don't say such things."

The two of them were communicating with each other happily.

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At the same time, Nangong Yuan was already lying on the window.

The back door of the store is a very secluded courtyard, and no one can see you climbing up from here.

Moreover, most of the guards were guarding the front yard, probably because they were worried that too many people would discover something.

"Tsk, this position is really uncomfortable."

She climbed on the window with one hand and held the rope hanging from the roof of Chenlou with the other. If she was not careful, she might fall down.

Fortunately, Nangong Yuan still had good physical strength and managed to hold on.

"I'm giving you this batch of stuff just to make a deal, you understand."

"Of course, I am 100% sincere, Lord Kes, you know that..."

Nangong Yuan moved closer to listen, and after a while his brows began to frown.

"I heard that the Paracel Islands failed."

"Alas, there's nothing we can do about it. Nangong Jin runs too fast. How can we businessmen stop him?"

The Westerner's somewhat lame voice sounded: "It's okay to pass on the message."

"You don't know that if the southwest garrison finds out, they will definitely kill me first. How can I do that?"

Nangong Yuan looked unhappy and asked, "Could it be that the incident in Hongzhou has something to do with them?"

But it shouldn't be.

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"Strange, really strange."

The most prominent person in that incident was probably King Li.

The rest don't seem to have much presence.

Nangong Yuan listened while moving closer to the window.

Her arms were starting to feel sore and a little numb.

"No, we won't be able to hold on any longer at this rate."

She gestured upwards and tumbled out of the window.

The footsteps were so light that no one noticed.

"Don't worry, we will definitely get it done."

The two men talked for a while, then got up and left.

"How? What did you say?"

Nangong Yuan said: "I can now confirm that there is something wrong with Shuyuan Company."

"How to say?"

Her eyelids twitched, and the beautiful curve of her eyes looked a little sharp: "Those muskets are not for military use, which means they came from somewhere else, most likely a Western merchant caravan."

"You mean, there's something weird about this group of people?"

Nangong Yuan nodded.

No matter how she thought about it, she felt something was wrong, so she had to make this guess.

"I thought it was built privately by King Li. After all, he owns the iron mine."

But then I thought, if it was King Li who did it, why is there no trace of this thing in Hongzhou?

Even if it was in the capital, if he found anything, my brother would tell me.

It seems that after all the investigation, it can only be them.

"Now it seems that it is very likely that it was this group of Westerners."

Chen Lou's expression wasn't very good either, you could tell that even though he was wearing a mask.

"That's a bit troublesome. Dajing...external enemies are eyeing us covetously, and there are worries inside. I'm afraid it's dangerous."

Nangong Yuan sighed: "There is nothing we can do. Who made the court fight so fiercely?"

The incident with Prince Li dealt a heavy blow to the imperial court.

The officials promoted this time will have to adapt to various situations and it may be difficult for them to respond flexibly.

"What should I do?"

Chen Lou shook his head: "In order to avoid any accidents, we still need to contact the garrison as soon as possible."

"But... the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce cannot be sabotaged, otherwise the interests of the people will be harmed."

She knew many people were waiting for an opportunity.

As long as we sell enough things this time, we won’t have to worry about food and clothing for the whole year.

If this matter is ruined, who knows how many people will starve to death.

"But we can't just sit back and do nothing. We have to think of a way to have the best of both worlds."

Nangong Yuan nodded.

The two people left Shuyuan Store and walked around outside for a long time.

When they were thinking about something, their expressions were somewhat similar.

They didn't talk, but the atmosphere seemed harmonious.

"By the way, have you been investigating this matter since you left Hongzhou last time?"

Nangong Yuan looked at him and asked.

"I had other things to do, and I stumbled upon this by accident."

He thought it was dangerous, so he kept it in mind.

I didn't expect there would actually be a problem.

"Okay, but now it seems that things are more serious than we thought."

But why did Lin Cheng collude with Westerners? Was he selling out his country?

"Don't worry, things are not unsolvable yet."

Chenlou didn't seem worried and was very reliable.

"I hope so."

But Nangong Yuan felt a little uneasy.

Because...she always felt something was weird.

"I have some other things to do, you go back first."

Nangong Yuan came back to her senses and said, "Okay, then you go first. Come to me if you have anything."

"understood."

The two separated at South Street, and Nangong Yuan turned back to find Tao Zhu.

The little girl was waiting anxiously and was relieved to see her come back.

"Miss, where have you been? You haven't been seen for so long?"

"Something happened, so I was a little anxious to chase you. Don't worry, go back first."

Nangong Yuan touched her head and comforted her.

"By the way, Miss, there's a letter from the capital. It's from home."

Nangong Yuan's reaction to this was somewhat resistant.

But she couldn't help but look at it, so she said, "Bring it here."

"Uh, it was sent to the mansion."

Nangong Yuan sighed: "Okay, it's not impossible."